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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
130 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HIGH PRES IS
BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE
NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN
20 KT ON WED. WINDS BECOME E-SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE WINDS BECOME E-SE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA SAT AS THE HIGH MOVES EASTWARD.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W...
COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO NW HAITI LATER TODAY THEN MOVE
E OF AREA BY THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS
PREVAIL N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT TODAY. WINDS DIMINISH 
WED AND THU HOWEVER LARGE NW SWELL WILL LINGER E OF BAHAMAS
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 22N W OF 55W...
RETREATING BROAD CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH E-SE TRADES ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.
COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE 
THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM E CUBA TO S BELIZE WED THEN
DISSIPATE THU. STRONG NE WINDS NW OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE THU.

WARNINGS...

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLC...
.NONE.

EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2013...TAFB GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS FOR 10M 
WINDS...10M WIND GUSTS...SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS AND HAZARDS 
ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD) 
ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS AT: HTTP://PREVIEW.WEATHER.GOV/GRAPHICAL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/PNS13OFFSHORE_HIGHSEAS.HTM

NOTE...EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2013 GRIDDED MARINE FORECASTS AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE WILL BE DISCONTINUED. 

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FORECASTER DGS